China reports first COVID-19 death in six months
Global Times
By Global Times Published: Nov 20, 2022 01:57 PM
Beijing reported a new COVID-19 death on Saturday, the country's first COVID-19 in almost six months after the last death was confirmed on May 26 in Shanghai.
An 87-year-old male died of sepsis triggered by a serious lung infection on Saturday, CCTV news reported. The man reportedly was suffering from dry cough symptoms on November 11 and was confirmed as COVID-19 positive two days later.
According to statistics released by the national health commission, it has been more than six months since China reported its last two COVID-19 deaths in Shanghai on May 25 and May 26 respectively. Those two cases involved an 87 year old and 63 female who both died from underlying diseases.
Beijing reported 621 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with 122 identified outside quarantine zones through community level test screening, triggering many restaurants to suspended eat-in services.
Officials from Beijing's Chaoyang district, a major business and diplomatic hub, on Saturday press conference urged residents to stay at home, following two notices posted on its official WeChat account on Friday advising residents to avoid cross-district travel and large gathering over the weekend.
Beijing's suburban Fangshan district on Saturday urged people entering from outside the district to directly report their travel history and receive additional testing.
Seven other districts, including Dongcheng, Xicheng, Tongzhou, Yanqing, Changping, Shunyi and Haidian similarly released notices through their official media accounts calling on people to reduce cross-district movement and avoid unnecessary trips.
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